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The Buchanan book is good, but it doesn’t have much to do with the U.S. (if that’s what you’re looking for). For that, you should read the discussion of Wilson and World War I in Buchanan’s book A Republic, Not an Empire.

When I did the readings for my presentations, I didn’t think of myself as providing a bibliography. I was trying to come up with a reading or two that a busy person might plausibly do. The WWII reading list was assembled by guest lecturer Hunt Tooley.

On World War I, I recommend the book I suggest in my video: Hunt Tooley, The Western Front. It’s more up-to-date than any of those old books. On World War II overall, the Buchanan book is indeed very good.

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This is pretty much all of U.S. history during peacetime, from the beginning of the republic through the early 20th century. The links on this page should be helpful: https://libertyclassroom.com/prices/

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I like all of those books. On Operation Iraqi Freedom you might consult the two Neo-Conned books, which I review here: http://archive.lewrockwell.com/woods/woods51.html

I’m sure there are others. I have been considering reading Craig White’s book Iraq: The Moral Reckoning.

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Sure. Does the guy making the video allow people to come onto his property and call him a (well, fill in the blank)? Does a private theater allow people to scream obscenities, or indeed to say anything, during a performance? If it’s your property, you make the rules. There is no such thing as “freedom of speech.” There are property rights, which derive from our very humanity.

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I wish I could help you, but I haven’t had much exposure to WWII documentaries.

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It might be worth posting this question in the Austrian economics forum, where Prof. Herbener can see it.

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There shouldn’t be, but there is a strain of classical liberalism that comes from John Stuart Mill that claims to find oppression also in these voluntary organizations if they don’t ratify the lifestyle decisions individuals make.

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This person cites many different authorities for each of the major 20th-century atrocities; I bet you would find it useful: http://necrometrics.com/20c5m.htm

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That’s a good question. I’m not sure what the right way to think about this is.

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Some more advice, for the future:

http://www.tomwoods.com/blog/advice-to-budding-historians/

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It is attributed to Sumner by Irving Fisher’s son: http://praxeology.net/WGS-Anarchy.htm

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The job market is very, very difficult. Go into it with your eyes open.

Don’t think about trying to find a libertarian program or adviser. Just get into the best program you can, and do the best work you can. You can revise the received view of your area of history later in your career.

Also, these two pieces of advice will certainly help: http://www.tomwoods.com/blog/advice-to-budding-historians/

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Without Man, Economy, and State, would Austrian economics even have survived? Joe Salerno makes a good case that it would have fizzled out. I like Gene Epstein, so this surprises me.

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You can cover yourself by presenting both sides; the Mises material is simply the other side. I know a lot of instructors who do this.

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Definitely that Rothbard chapter is the key. I wrote a popular article on the subject: http://fff.org/explore-freedom/article/the-misplaced-fear-of-monopoly/

It doesn’t really get into theory, but it has its place.

I think the Austrian Economics forum is a better place for this question, by the way; you’re more likely to get answers there.

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